In The Contemplative Mind in the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning, Patricia Owen-Smith considers how contemplative practices may find a place in higher education. By creating a bridge between contemplative practices and the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (So TL), Owen-Smith brings awareness of contemplative pedagogy to a larger audience of college instructors, while also offering classroom models and outlining the ongoing challenges of both defining these practices and assessing their impact in education. Ultimately, Owen-Smith asserts that such practices have the potential to deepen a student’s development and understanding of the self as a learner, knower, and citizen of the world.
Table of Content
Acknowledgments
Introduction
1. A Historical Review
2. Contemplative Practices in Higher Education
3. Challenges and Replies to Contemplative Methods
4. Contemplative Research
5. The Contemplative Mind: A Vision of Higher Education for the 21st Century
Coda
References
Index
About the author
Patricia Owen-Smith is Professor of Psychology and Women’s Studies at Oxford College of Emory University. She is the founder and director of Oxford College’s Women’s Studies and Service-Learning programs.
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